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Riders and Rituals of the Tour de France’s “Race of Truth”
The individual time trial (ITT) is always a unique challenge for riders. Often referred to “the race of the truth”, the ITT is a nervous stage as riders are completely self-reliant in the race against the clock. Before each start, teams and riders go through very particular rituals unique to the time trial, many of [...]
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The “Musette”, the must have bag on the Tour de France Road
On average, during the Tour de France, Pro riders burn 3.000 to 5.000 calories every day. To that you need to add the calories that the body need to accomplish its basic functions, about 2.000 calories. So in total Pro riders eat 5.000 to 7.000 calories a day. Food quantity and quality are very important [...]
Winning with Sagan, the Incredible Hulk, the Chicken and Forrest Gump
The Chicken Dance, the Forrest Gump run, and the Incredible Hulk flex were all great characters, but Peter Sagan’s best role is stage winner and Green points jersey wearer. The 22 year-old from Slovakia has his eyes on the Green prize, and so far has won three of the six stages with great style. Moreover, [...]
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Peter Sagan’s Custom “Tourminator” SRAM RED-2012 equipped Cannondale SuperSix EVO
After Peter Sagan’s first Tour de France stage win, Cannondale and his mechanics had a surprise waiting for him at his hotel: a brand new custom SuperSix Evo with custom “Tourminator” graphics. Sagan would make the start with the new bike in Vise. The custom paint scheme includes a mechanical skeleton on the headtube and [...]
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First Tour de France, First Victory: Bike review
As a child Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale Team) probably dreamt about winning a stage at the Tour de France. That dream came true today in Seraing (Belgium), in his very first sprint to the line. Sagan accelerated past Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack-Nissan) and claimed his first Tour de France stage victory. And that’s just the beginning of the [...]
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SRAM RED Aero Machines of the 2012 Tour de France
Five Pro teams are racing SRAM RED at the Tour de France 2012, including Liquigas-Cannondale, Astana Pro Cycling Team, Omega Pharma-Quick-Step, AG2R La Mondiale, and Saxo Bank-Tinkoff. Here is a first look at their aero machines:
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SRAM RED Road Machines of the 2012 Tour de France
Five Pro teams are racing with SRAM RED products at the Tour de France 2012. Check out their Road bikes:
SRAM Teams take Spotlight at Tour Presentation
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SRAM RED-2012 Favorites for LeTour
Each of the five teams racing SRAM at the 2012 Tour de France all have bona fide general classification (GC) contenders. While some sit atop the short list of media favorites, several we fully expect to surprise during their three weeks in France. This is the short list of riders on SRAM RED-2012 and SRAM [...]
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SRAM RED-2012 Takes on LeTour
SRAM’s all new and incredibly successful (see Spring Classics) mechanical groupset, SRAM RED-2012, will tackle its first Tour de France only months after its introduction. The majority [...]
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